Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.

  • -- Washington Irving 华盛顿欧文

小小的心灵会被不幸驯服和征服;但伟大的思想高于它们。

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"The world is a wheel always turning," philosophized Mrs. Pelz. "Those who were high go down low, and those who've been low go up higher."

“世界是一个不停转动的轮子,”佩尔茨太太用哲学的口吻说。“那些高的人降得低,那些低的人升得高。”

Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course.

让我拥抱你吧,酸楚的逆境,因为智者说这是最明智的道路。

We do not mind establishing a long-term truce between us and you.

我们不介意我们和你方之间达成长期休战。

Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued.

艺术中的美往往只是被抑制的丑陋。

He who cannot bear misfortune is truly unfortunate.

不能忍受不幸的人是真正的不幸。

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

患难见真情。

I'm in my mind a lot. I live there.

我想了很多,我住在那里。